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★ ★ ★ ★ Rio GRANDE * * * *
E R A L
VOL. XXXV
No. 90
June 4,1981
FIFTEEN CENTS
SET FOR NEW SCHOOL YEAR — The senior Class of 1982 at
the Rio Grande High School selected new officers during recent
class elections. Ready to lead the class into the 81-82 school year
are back row (Lto r) Melly Gonzalez, president; Paul Labar,
Vice-president; Maricela Garcia, Secretary; Cynthia
Rodriguez, Treasurer; (front row I to r) Mari Leal,
Parliamentarian; L.T. Guzman, Reporter; Monica Sanchez,
Frankie Doyno and Cynthia Benavidez, class representatives.
Not shown is Perla Bazan, representative.
Selective Service has begun a program Lo
recruit and train civilian volunteers for
possible future 'ocal hoards throughout the
nation. This is a part of hte Congressionally
approved and funded total revitalization of
Selective Service
The boards themselves would not be
established unless Congress directed a
return to the draft However, pre-selection
and training of board members in
peacetime will achieve certain goals.
TEXAS
It RIEIS
AUSTIN — Texas high school juniors will
converge on Austin and assemble on the
Campus of The University of Texas June 6,
for the 41st session of American legion Boys
State, State Commander, Harry C. Riggs of
Plainview announced.
The 925 Boys State delegates will arrive in
Austin on Saturday and begin registration at
1: :>0 p.m. in Jester Center.
LUBBOCK — Three sorghum growers
will be chosen to participate with a Sorghum
Farmers Market Development Team going
to Mexico next fall as part of Grain Sorghum
Producers Association's GSPA market
development work.
Mexico is now the second largest volume
buyer of U.S. sorghum. Even larger pur-
chases are likely if some problems can be
solved. This will be the work of the Sorghum
Farmers Market Development Team.
AUSTIN — The leading cause of death
among young people in Texas is traffic
accidents, according to Colonel Jim Adams,
director of the Texas Department of Public
Safety.
"DPS statistics show that during 1980,
1,898 people from infancy through age 24
were killed in traffic accidents on Texas
streets and highways. This is 43 percent of
the total traffic deaths," Adams said.
1.) It will assure that people selected will training program; and, if the draft is ever
representative <f the co lununities they resumed, be willing to serve without pay in
making difficult but important decisions
concerning applications from local
residents for deferment or exemption from
the draft.
The law also contemplates that the make-
up of each local board be representative of
the racial and ethnic backgrounds of the
registrant population under its jurisdiction.
A major goal of this selection program is to
generate sufficient citizen participation to
ensure such balance.
The full national program to be un-
dertaken over th next few months will bring
total appointments to approximately 10,000.
Volunteers for Puerto Rico, the Virgin
Islands, Guam and Trust Territories are
included in this figure.
Interested residents may obtain ad-
ditional information from : Paul D. Aiken,
P.O. Box 5218, Austin, TX. 787B3, (512-397-
Be willing to participate ir. a national 5945.)
serve.
(2.) It w ill give Selective Service time, in
the relative calm of peacetime, to train the
board members in Selective Service policies
and procedures. This will assure uniform
treatment, should the draft ever be
resumed, of individuals requesting post-
ponements, deferments and exemptions.
By law, local board members are
nominated by each state governor and
appointed by the President. To be eligible
for consideration, an individual must:
— Be a citizen of the United States bet-
ween the ages of 18 and 60,
— Not be a members of the armed forces
(including reserve or retired status, but not
excluding veterans of military service),
— Not already have served as a local
board member for a total of 15 or more
years
Cooling Aid Plan
DOL Predicting Smaller
Summer Youth Work Force
Receiving Com men ts
Resources ITDHR) proposes to make a one-
time-only payment to qualifying Sup-
plemental Security Income, Food Stamps,
and Aid to Families with Dependent
Children households.
The program established by Congress in
1980, provided assistance this past winter to
approximately 475,000 needy families by
distributing $25 million in benefits.
Because of the harsh effect of Texas
summer heat on elderly persons, par-
ticipation will be limited to low income
households containing elderly persons.
Under TDHR's plan, those households
with elderly persons not receiving an
automatic payment, may apply between
Aug. 3 and Aug. 31. Each county in Texas
will have a designated location where
members of such households can apply.
Those individuals or groups wishing to
comment on this proposed plan should do so
by June 9. Comments should be addressed
to Susan Johnson, Handbook and
Procedures Division 444-B, Texas Depart-
ment of Human Resources, P.O. Box 2960,
Austin, Texas 78769.
lx>w income families containing members
age 65 or older may receive needed
assistance in July to help in cooling their
homes.
Under the cooling phase of the federally-
funded Home Energy Assistance Program
(HEAP), the Texas Department of Human
Ex-POW's To Meet
An important meeting has been scheduled
for June 4 at the American G.I. Forum, 204
N. Lopez St. for all World War II, Korea and
Viet Nam ex-prisoners of war.
Chairman Gilberto Trejo and Co-
Chairman Homero Salmon urge interested
persons to attend.
More information mav be obtained by
calling 487-5422.
WASHINGTON -The 16-to-24-year-old
labor force is expected to total 27.3 million
this summer, slightly below the level of last
summer, according to the U.S. Department
of Uibor Statistics.
The small projected decline from last
summer results from a combination of a
slightly lower youth population and
generally lower rates of labor force par-
ticipation.
Within the 16-24-year total, moderate
population giowth among 20-to-24-year-olds
will be outweighed by the continued decline
in the number of 16-to-19-vear-olds.
The labor force participation rates for
both males and females 16-to-24-years of age
are expected to be slightly lower tins
summer, as increases in the rates for males
18 to 21 and females 22 to 24 years of age will
be more than o;; set by declines in the rates
for the other groups comprising the 16-to-24
year-old total.
The youth labor force increases sharply
each summer, as students vie for temporary
summer work and as high school and
college graduates, many of whom were
not in the labor force while attending school,
take or look for regular jobs.
This summer-between April and July-it
is expected that the 16-to-24-year-old labor
force will expand by about 3.6 million.
Students entering the labor force for
temporary summer jobs are expected to
account for just over 2.2 million, or a little
more than three-fifths, of the total increase.
I"he remainder, an estimated 1.4 million,
will be high school and colkga graduates
entering the labor fort e on • permanent
basis.
In addition, some 900,000 Mudents who
were already in the labor force in April
(virtually all of them part-time workers)
can be expected to shift to full-time labor
market participation at the end of the school
year.
Inside Today's
Herald
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Around Town
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Kami «S Kancli
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Outdoors
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Sheriff Speu k*
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"The peaceful are the
strong." O.W. Holmes
Trustees Advertising
Land For Sale«Lease
Selective Service Seeks Board Members
The possibility of 100 new jobs for Rio
Grande City and a new million dollar grain
facility for local tax rolls came a step closer
to reality Tuesday when the RGC School
District's board of trustees officially acted
to advertise school-owned property for sale
or lease.
I -ate last month, Lloyd Bentsen Sr.
requested that trustees place three lots,
adjacent to the Missouri Pacific (MoPAC)
railroad tracks, ior sale at public bid.
Bentsen indicated he was interested in
purchasing the property for construction of
a grain elevator fac ility that would mean 100
new jobs for the area.
There was no objection to the move to
advertise for bids for sale or lease at
Tuesday's meeting, although some citizens
had objected to the location earlier. Ap-
parently, most objections were mellowed
when local citizens were assured that the
facility would meet all state and federal
health and safety standards.
The proposed grain elevator, expected to
cast between $1 million and $1.5 million,
would be a six-tower facility used to store
grain at the transshipment point. Grain will
be brought from the McCook area to the
RGC facility and trucks from Mexico will
then haul it across the border, where it is
badly needed by Mexican farmers and
ranchers.
At least two other Valley grain elevator
operators will join Bentsen in the Rio
Grande City venture.
VALLEY
BRIEFS
HARLINGEN - Women from across the
Southwest will have the opportunity to
obtain up-to-date business assistance and
hear leading experts in their respective
fields tell how to start a business and make
it go at the "Women-in-Business Workshop"
Saturday at the Sheraton Inn, Expressway
83 and Stuart Place Road, Harlingen.
The conference is sponsored by the
Business and Professional Women's Club in
cooperation with the Harlignen Chamber of
Commerce, Harlingen Mexican American
Chamber of Commerce, and the Small
Business Administration.
Objectives of the conference are: (1) To
provide positive specific direction, en-
couragement, and basic "How-To-Do-It"
techniques, enabling a woman to identify
the dynamic opportunities available in
owning her own business; (2) To improve
sales, profitability, and long term growth
potential for existing women business
owners; (3) To obtain answers to problems
on a one-to-one basis with persons from
Federal and private organizations and (4)
To learn what services are available from a
variety of business assistance organizations
such as Service Corps of Retired
Executives and Small Business Institute.
Interested persons may call 423-8934 for
more information.
The Bentsen grain elevator proposal is
one of several on-going economic
development efforts in Rio Grande City and
Starr County. The Starr County Industrial
Foundation is developing an industrial park
just east of Rio Grande City. Existing grain
elevator operations in the MoPAC have
already been expanded.
Several other potential light industry
operations have indicated interest in Rio
Grande City and the county in general. The
two industrial parks and a proposed foreign
trade zone at Roma are attracting continued
Public Invited
To'Fiesta
San Diego'
SAN DIEGO-The Fiesta de San Diego
Committee has designated July 24-26 as the
dates to hold the "Annual Fiesta De San
Diego" and the 1981 "Pan de Campo Con-
test."
The Committee selected J.M. Rodriguez
as chairman of "Fiesta de San Diego".
Other subcommittee chairman selected
were Ms. Dora Samaniego Publicity and
Advertisement; J.S. (Checo) Garcia,
Concession stands; Mateo Canles, Pan De
Campo Contest; Rodrigo Ramos, Parade;
Ramona Esparza, Music and Dance;
Amelia Garcia, Beauty Contest; Ms. Ber-
narda Jaime, Special Recognition: Sergio
Hinojosa, Recreation Activities; Bocho
Garcia, Security and Parking.
The Fiesta de San Diego will begin at 5
p.m. Friday July 24 and will er.d Sunday at
noon.
1981 Fiesta de San Diego will provide free
entertainment and many local community
organizations will participate to offer
everybody a variety of antojitos. The public
is invited.
interest from both American and
Mexican investors.
Several members of the Starr County
Industrial Foundation, including Sam Vale,
of the Starr-Camargo Bridge Co. and
Gustavo Perez, of Border Enterprises, went
to great lengths to convince MoPAC's
directors to reverse last year's decision to
end rail service for Starr County.
With or without the railroad, local
business leaders are convinced that RGC-
Starr County's geographical location,
studded with three international crossings,
will soon allow the area to participate in the
benefits of an expected explosion of
economic activity between Mexico and the
U.S.
At least one local businessman indicated
the school board's action this week should
show interested investors, 'that we're
beginning to show a more cooperative at-
titude from all of the community, residents,
workers, businessmen, politicians and ail."
In other bus.ness, the board also acted to
promote "Chico" Jimenez to the position of
athletic director.
Hospital Board Meets
To Consider Expansion
Construction Plans
The Starr County Memorial Hospital
Board of Trustees has given notice of a
Special Meeting today at 12 noon.
The meeting will be held at the Con-
ference Room of the Hospital.
Included oil the agenda is a review of the
concept for hospital expansion, review of
estimated fees for construction and ar-
chitectural design for the expansion, review
of financial program in regard to indebted-
ness, and action to call a Speciai Election
for the issuance of General Obligation
Bonds for construction of the expansion
project.
STHSA Reviews
CAC Applications
WESLACO--The Valley Chamber of
Commerce has scheduled its first "Mem-
bership Mingler" and open house for
Thursday, June 25, at its headquarters by
the expressway between Weslaco and
Mercedes.
Ronnie Round, president, said the open
house, to begin at 7 p.m., will provide
members who liave never visited the
chamber offices an opportunity to see its
facilities.
"It also will allow members, their
husbands and wives to meet other sup-
porters from over the Valley in an informal
setting," he said.
Round said that sponsors are being
secured to cover a portion of the expenses,
with only a small donation per person to be
paid by those attending.
Fajitas, beans, tamales, slaw and tortillas
are on the menu, along with border but-
termilk and Valley orange juice, according
to the co-chairmen
A special invitation is extended to
qualified local artists and craftspeople to be
among the exhibitors in the Sunrise Arts
Festival show to be presented by American
Society of Artists, a national membership
organization, at Sunrise Mall, US Hwy 77 &
Texas Hwy 802, Brownsville, Wednesday,
Oct. 21 through Saturday, Oct. 24,
Only original creative work by the in-
dividual selected artists and craftspeople
may be exhibited. Art In Action demon-
strations w ill be presented by many of the
participating artists and craftspeople
Programs listing exhibitors and their
locatioas will be available to visitors to the
show. Potential exhibitors should submit
four slides or photos showing examples of
their work representative of that which they
wish to exhibit, one slide or photograph of
their display set-up, a self-addressed,
stamped envelope and, if they wish, a
resume and or show list. This information
should be submitted to American Society of
Artists, 129 Merchandise Mart Plaza,
Chicago II. 60654 - telephone 312 751-2500.
The South Texas Health Systems Agency
announces the schedule of review
proceedings for consideration of three
applications from the Community Action
Council of South Texas in Rio Grande City,
Texas. The applications are for Certificate
of Need permits to construct and operate
comprehensive ambulatory outpatient
clinics as replacement facilities for the
Starr County RHI Clinic in Rio Grande City,
the Zapata Family Clinic in Zapata, and the
Community Health Clinic in Hebbronville.
Medical, laboratory, pharmacy, WIC
Program, family planning, adolescent
health, environmental, physical therapy
and audio-visual services will be provided at
each of the locations. The estimated costs of
the projects are $507,792 for the Starr
County RHI Clinic, $438,852 for the Zapata
Family Clinic, and $390,146 for the Com-
munity Health Clinic.
The projects' applications are available
for public inspection at the office of Jorge
Elizondo, STHSA South Texas Subarea
Coordinator, located at Laredo State
University, I^ird Hall, Room 251, West End
Washington Street, Laredo.
A public hearing on applications will be
held June 3 at 7 p.m. at the Community
Action Building, adjacent to the Courthouse
in Hebbronville. Following the public
hearing, a meeting of the South Texas
Project Review Conumttee will be held at
the same location.
The South Texas Health Systems Agency
Board of Directors will meet to consider
applications from the Community Action
Council of South Texas June 20 in Kingsville.
The STHSA Board will issue a recom-
mendation of approval or disapproval for
Certificate of Need perrnermits to the Texas
Health Facilities Commission The Texas
Health Facilities Commission has final
authority for approval or disapproval of
Certificate of Need permits.
The public is invited to attend all STHSA
review activities of the Community Action
Council of South Texas applications..
Lions Detail Activities
The Rio Grande City Lions Club recently
issued a report on their activities for the
previous fiscal year. New officers for the
Lions Club were installed January 25 at the
annual installation of officers ceremony and
ladies' night at the Brass Bull.
New officers were Jose Tijerina,
President; Silvestre Reyna, Secretary;
Arturo Montemayor, Treasurer; Rene
Gonzalez, Tail Twister; J. D. V'illarreal,
Lion Tamer; l^eonel Garza, First Vice-
president; Rene Smith, Second Vice-
president; and Ruben Garza, Third Vice-
president.
Among the many Lions Club Projects
were a chicken barbecue in July, the sale of
Halloween Candy during September and
October, the Miss Starr County Contest and
Coronation in December and a Golf Tour-1
nament at the Fort Ringgold Golf Course.
Profits made from the projects are used to I
fruther the goal of sight conservation, which
one of the major aims of this non-profit,
community service organization. The club I
disbursed over $1,500.00 in fees for eye
examinations and eyeglass prescriptions.
Other donations were made to the
Guadalupe Barrera Scholarship to TSTI, the
Lions Club Eye Bank, sponsorship of Uttle
league, Scholarship of Juan A. Alaniz to
TSTI, donation the RGC High School Band
to State competition, donation to Special |
Olympics, and donations to District 23-A of
Texas Ijons Clubs for Crippled Children,
Lighthouse for the Blind and Camp for
Diabetic Children
Fort Ringgold Golf Course Sets
Summer Youth Golf Program
The Fort Ringgold Golf Course announces
its summer youth Golf Program from June 1
to July 24,
l-essons are available for all youngsters
ages 10-17. The program will consist of
lessons from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Tuesday,
Wednesdays and Thursdays, and t
naments held throughout the Valley
Mondays and Fridays.
There is a $5.00 fee for non-members.
The junior program will be coordinated
and conducted by John Aguillon, Jr.,
resident golf pro.
All parents are encouraged to come see
tour-
on
their children play
Registration for the summer program will
be at the Golf Course Pro Shop.
Tournaments scheduled for the summer |
are:
June 8-Edinburg
June 12-Harlingen CC
June 15-Harlingen Municipal
June 22-Mission
June 26-McAllen
July 6-Brownsvillc \ ICC
July 10-Rio Grande City.
.(Three other tournaments will be an-
nounced at a later date.
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